Tag Archives : social networking

I have been frequenting the LinkedIn oDesk group lately because I am monitoring a discussion that I’ve started regarding freelancing challenges. And I was surprised to see an entirely different look and feel of the groups section. For one, there is now a slide gallery of recent posts that were made, a bar with tabs where you can give a thumbs up, comment, like, pass or flag for a post. Plus a Hootsuite/Facebook like status update console where you can attach a link and provide more detail [...]

I started as a full time freelancer last August 19, 2009 and yes, I’m still alive and kicking and looking to an even better 2010. I had a scary start primarily of financial nature, fear of the unknown and doubts of getting a work that can suffice my family’s needs. And 4months after that crossroad, I’m looking even more exuberant of the coming year. Before I divulge my plans for 2010 let me share a few things I’ve learned as a full time freelancer. These are practical things that helped [...]

Blogs are so popular nowadays that if you do a Google search for this term it will give you a result of at least 1,130,000,000. That’s correct, a whooping one billion figure that grows by the thousands every day. And with this popularity, and many other compelling reasons, I guess you would agree that these reasons are enough to encourage you to have your own blog. Squeezing an hour or two from your busy freelance schedule can bring enormous benefits for you in the future. More importantly, if [...]